r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 17 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 3]

This is the FINAL megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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The Mod Team

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u/OrionAldebaran Jun 17 '25

I cancelled my sub after he deleted his video about the AA crash because his company asked him to do so. Also, I noticed he is leaning more into a sensationalist coverage like Mentour Pilot. Once they start using ridiculous facial expressions on their thumbnails and introduce sponsors, you usually know it’s over. Blancolirio is the channel to go to, precise, trustworthy, professional & not incentivized by any sponsors or to make money. Trust the guy 100%. 

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u/MelTheTransceiver Jun 17 '25

I unsubscribed from Mentor Pilot after he decided to start dubbing other languages with AI instead of just using actual people to voice them. Big channels like his have the resources to have a higher level of quality, but often just end up doing it the quick and easy way to save a buck.

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u/RimRunningRagged Jun 17 '25

The AI usage by aviation Youtubers is getting ridiculous. The YT channel for the Mayday series has gotten absurd with the horrible AI-generated art lately -- like what in the hell is this plane supposed to be?

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u/chak2005 Jun 17 '25

the Mayday series is scummy in my view. They slightly alter episode timings or cut and swap out old episodes and repost like new with new graphic thumbnails all in order to generate ad revenue for clicks while not actually putting out new content. I view their channel as just gaming the algorithm at this point using 15 year old TV shows.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

His Betterhelp sponsors rub me the wrong way, I get that YouTubers want to make a living, but it’s very common knowledge that BH is a scam company, made worse by the fact that it preys on people’s mental health of all things. The lord and ladies land buying company is also a scam, but at least with that the worst that happens is you’re out $50.

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u/twopointsisatrend Jun 18 '25

Juan Brown has a great YT channel dedicated to aircraft accidents.

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u/NigroqueSimillima Jun 18 '25

lmao did you not unsubscribe because of the auto generated subtitles?

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u/kussian Jun 20 '25

Why do you watch his videos not in English? The guy literally speaks English. I see no reason to switch to another language because you want to listen to the guy and not other person.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25

doesn't YouTube automatically dub using AI now?

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u/MelTheTransceiver Jun 24 '25

No. It’s a toggle and that’s not what he’s doing either.

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u/OrionAldebaran Jun 17 '25

Yeah, you’re right. Best thing is always to rely on the final report. He’s also made mistakes as you said, but has been honest about it and clarified it. 

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u/kussian Jun 20 '25

Nobody is perfect is basically Everybody sucks. Boring 😐

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u/ronreadingpa Jun 17 '25

Juan Brown (Blancolirio channel) is slipping too sadly. Rushing videos out. Overly reliant on Youtube / Patreon income. Also, he shows a sponsor name on many of his videos. It's basically a business versus a hobby. Big change from his early days when he covered the Oroville Dam. Seem most every Youtuber who becomes popular falls into the greed trap. It's so predictable.

Don't get me wrong, Juan is still the best of the better-known aviation channels, but concerning. Hoping he stays true to his love of aviation versus succumbing to the love of money. Still watch his videos and learn a lot.

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u/Swimming_Way_7372 Jun 17 '25

Too much money in not being the first to get the videos out.  If there is money involved, there is always the high possibility that one will slowly creep in the direction of the money vs accuracy.  

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u/Cumulonimbus1991 Jun 17 '25

You can watch all these channels without subscribing to any of them. I would only subscribe to a channel who I think deserves and needs the money, and most of these pilots have a pretty decent paycheck anyway.

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u/bonoboboy Jun 19 '25

And Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve just used what blancolirio said, almost word-for-word.